Nancy plays games

I have been watching Weeds lately on Netflix, and it's a good fucking show. If you have been living under a rock for the last five years and managed to avoid hearing the slightest fucking thing about this show, I will fill ya in. It's about a sexy, recently widowed, mother of two, who lives in the suburbs. Sounds fucking fantastic, right? Oh wait, I forgot something. She also slings fucking weed!

Yeah it's a good show, but I wouldn't talk about it here if there wasn't something video game related. Nancy Botwin is the name of this super fine widowed hottie, and it seems see has a fancy for video games. It isn't apparent at first, but there are subtle hints here and there. In the first season, Nancy is blatantly using a first edition Nintendo DS. It looks like they tried to pass it as a phone, looked like she was using to text.

Then close to the end of the first season, there is finally an over the shoulder camera view of her using it. It looks like she is playing some sort of RPG. Then sometime in the second season, it comes in from a commercial to a shot of a TV screen. I was expecting one of the kids to be playing the motorcycle game depicted on the screen, but it was Nancy herself.

I find Nancy to be pretty hot and I have developed a little crush on her. She is badass, hot and seems to like video games what more could a guy ask for?    

New Vegas!

Fallout Nude Vegas!

The first new game I bought was Fallout New Vegas, I have planned to get this game since I heard it was coming out. I am a huge fan of the Fallout series from the beginning. I remember how I feel playing Fallout for the first time, almost shock and awe. I haven't seen this type of adult content in a game in all my days. I was pretty young, around 13, when Fallout came out. By today's standards it's not to bad, but it was the first game I felt it was meant for adults.

Fallout New Vegas seems a lot like Fallout 3 at first, but there is a few big differences. I am playing hardcore mode which changes up the gameplay quite a bit. You have to keep in mind of hunger, fatigue and dehydration. This is pretty much the same as radiation levels in the previous game. You health is affected by Hardcore mode as well. Stimpak are not as powerful and take time to heal you, in fact everything takes time, instead if being instant. Crippled limbs, I find are the biggest pain the ass. You can't use stimpaks directly to limbs anymore and have to use a doctors bag (which are expensive) or visit a doctor for 50 caps.

Hardcore mode was pretty difficult at first, trying to use the new survival tricks like hunting and cooking food over a campfire. Just takes time to get used to. Trust me I will take plenty of time to play through this game. I held off on buying this game because I could easily put 200 plus hours on it. I took me close to 65 hours to complete Fallout 3. After completing the main story mission, side missions and DLC, I've been trying to find all collectibles in the game. Still haven't done everything in the game at 120 hours. Fuck, time well wasted, I guess.

Fallout 3 and New Vegas are some of the best RPGs around. If you enjoy, the ability to choose who you save or kill. It's your choice to be good, bad or a little of both. Become a giant beast of a killing machine, or a uber nerd that can control robots or make medicine. No matter what you do, most people's Fallout Experience will be different.

I love this game, it can be a bit boring at times. Missions generally take over an hour to complete, if not longer. Collecting items, bartering and a like also can be a pain. Since you can't carry an infinite amount of shit, you have to make trips back and forth. Clothing and Armour can be amazing cash cows but don't be looking to carry lots of slacks, shit will weigh you down.

Okay, enough ranting. This game won awards for many reason. It might take you a while to get into it, you might want to consider playing Fallout 3or Oblivion first. New Vegas, in my opinion is way better. So do yourself a favour and buy this fucking game.    

Mad Intellivision Ski Comp!

My buddy Cainer came down to visit his sick father, and of course I am the first to know about it. It is an unfortunate reason to be back in town from the mountains. I am still glad to see him though, I am always there for him, and vise versa. Cainer has been there for me, during almost everything major in my life. From road trips across the country, or bitches accusing me of knocking them up. From the good and the bad, he has always been there for me. That is why I am always there for him.

Cainer has also been my main snowboard companion, I believe I have rode more days with him then anyone else. Another one of our good friends, Saucy, mentioned snowboarding earlier today. We both freaked because it is forbidden to speak of the snow gods before first snowfall of the year. He also mentioned the intellivision I bought.

There is one game I actually like for this old ass machine. That's US Team Skiing. Sort of a good game, the controls are okay and the multiplayer is decent. We had a good few warm up rounds on an easy course, then it was time for the big tourny. You can pick up to four players on any course and go for the best lap time. It is a downhill slalom, and you can still hit the inside of the flags without a time penalty. This attention to detail impressed me for a game that came out in nineteen eighty.

Nice opening screen...

There isn't any real good skiing game out there, and for me to actually enjoy this game, is a feat. I think it's better then Ski Free for windows 95! The only thing Ski Free has over US Team, is the yeta that eats you if you start getting too far down the mountain. Skiing and snowboarding haven't been able to make the video game transition. Shawn Palmer's Pro Boarding, Amp and Stoked were mediocre snowboarding games. Shawn White's Snowboarding blows goat balls, and really there hasn't be a skiing game for a long time.

I always enjoyed skateboarding games, most Tony Hawks earlier games, Thrasher's Skate or Die and EA Skate. I skateboarded for years in my teenage years. The EA  series is a very realistic experience for a skating game, no Tony Hawk fake-ness. I am still waiting for EA to make a snowboarding or skiing game of such calibre. I need something to do when I can't be on the hill...

Fucking Yeti!

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Playing Way Too Much Lately...

I have a bunch of games on the go right now. Over two is going past my comfort level. I just finished Fight Night Champion, and just started inFamous 2 yesterday. I am also playing Pokemon Platinum on the DSi. I bought The Legend if Zedla The Spirit Tracks. Lets not for forget I am playing a lot of other games like Homefront, Call of Duty, DJ Hero 2, and Grand Thief Auto 4 to name a few.

My only thoughts on inFamous 2, for only playing it for a couple of hours, are; Very impressed about the graphics. I wonder how much more they can push the boundaries of the Playstation 3. Two games in a row that impressed me graphic wise (Fight Night Champion is the other). The general gameplay is a little different then the first, in a good way, in my opinion. The environment is very interactive in the opening portion of the game. I am not sure if this is continued through out the entire game, or not. There are huge differences between the infamous 2 and it's predecessor.

Some of the first things you will notice are, most of the characters you remember from the first game are gone. As a added mind fuck, it seems they changed the voice over actors of the main characters from the first inFamous. I swear to fuck, that Cole's voice has become higher and not as deep and batman sounding as before. Oh yes, you go to a new town, set in the American Bayou, with a new rouge government agent. But don't piss your panties yet. Maybe you haven't played inFamous since 2009 and smoked too many bong tokes since then to remember the story and plot. It doesn't really matter, there is a very nice re-cap on the past events in the first game, of course in classic comic book fashion.

There is a few new features I noticed early. When starting up a new game, if you have an existing inFamous save file, it will affect the out come of your starting karma. So if your good in the first game, you will start out a slightly more heroic then just starting out neutral. Vise versa if you have a save file with a evil karma rating. The lay out of the missions are a little different, seeming more linear then the first game. I am also still very early in the game. This could change later. The system of upgrading your powers is quite different as well, and of course there is plenty of new moves and powers to kick some ass with.

There is some sort of online aspect to the game, unfortunately my fucking internet was down because of a massive thunderstorm. It was down for the entire fucking day. None the less to say, I didn't get to experience the online side of the game. Another thing that seemed new to inFamous, is the amount of great cut scenes. There wasn't many cinematics in the first game, but they look and play out great on inFamous 2.

I am pretty stoked to play more of this game.

Nothing like a good ol' face punching...

Beating Fight Night Champion was more of a challenge then I though it would be. I choose a harder difficultly then amateur, considering a have beat the other games in the Fight Night franchise. The last fight was fucking insane, my brother actually, finally beat it for me. That made him cocky because he isn't usually better then me at video games. He also fucked me up every fight last night, but I got the best of him tonight though. I won with a two win lead in a series of fights. Got to love that kid but he always smokes my dry when he is around.

I really liked Fight Night Champion. I am going to do a full review on it right away. It is probably my favourite in the series, the over all experience is amazing. Pretty safe to say it is the best boxing game out and a top contender for best sport fighting game. Again incredible graphics and story, game play is is very smooth and enjoyable to play. Check back in a couple of weeks for a full review.

Look at this bunk shit!

The last thing I want to talk about tonight is Pokemon! I actually love Pokemon, is one of the best RPG games out (that is my opinion). It is high enjoyable to play and it can be customized pretty personally if you want to. I used to be huge into Pokemon. I lost lots of interest since I turned 13 but I still play it once in a while. I just picked up the Pokemon Platinum at the pawn shop and need something good to play on my DSi. I haven't played any of the Pokemon series since Pokemon Yellow, I think.

Graphics have improved a bit....

I only knew the original 151 Pokemon, now there is 649 of them! I am left in the dust in the world of Pokemon, but it's not that important. It's a very easy game to grasp, and can eat up a lot of time. I only feel like I scratched the surface of the game and I have put a solid eight hours in. The graphics are still classic eight-bit, bird's eye view, just like classic Final Fantasy. The graphics are a shit ton better then the original Pokemon games though.

I always have fun playing Pokemon, but I also get stuck for a while. I run through the game too fast and get to a Pokemon battle that I can't handle. At this point I have to go back and slowly level up my Pokemon. This can be a very time consuming and painstakingly slow. There is lots more to do in Pokemon then battling and collecting Pokemon. In this version, you can plant and collect berries, to be sold or used with Pokemon. There are other little things, like items and accessories for your Pokemon. You can fish for Pokemon. Maybe trading and battling Pokemon with your friends sounds a little more fun?

Who said Pokem can't be sexy?

Fuck, who the hell is going to play Pokemon with a twenty four year old? I don't even know anyone that plays a Nintendo DS over the age of 12. I tried WiFi play on Pokemon Platinum, but really couldn't find much match making for battles. It's seems like you have to know a friends battle code or something to battle. Plus you have to know if they are online at the time. No friends list? One thing I hate about Nintendo DS. There is a online market place for trading Pokemon with anyone world wide. I really don't know fuck about anything. I fucked around with it for about ten minutes.

You can google anything....

I think I am going to take a little break from Pokemon and actually try Legend of Zedla Spirit Tracks tonight. Maybe I won't, who knows. It's already getting late and it's going to be a busy day at the restaurant. Fucking Western Music Festival. I hate rich rancher pricks. And I hate working hard for little pay.
                 

Fight Night Champion: Prelude / first thoughts...

Well there is this sort of tradition here at sixteenbit. Well I can't really say, here at sixteenbit. As it is just myself. I usually write most preludes semi drunk and stoned. Anyways I was at my favourite, (sarcasm) pawn shop. I bought four games, for fifty bucks (Canadian), yes the Monopoly, look a like mother fucking money. I bought Madden 07 (PS2), Pokemon Platinum, Zedla Spirit Tracks, both for Nintendo DS. Then I seen Fight Night Champion.

Not so pretty now, city boy...

I am a huge fan of the Fight Night franchise. As is for tradition, I must be a little drunk and stoned to write a prelude. I bought Fight Night Champion today and only played it for a while. As a fan of the entire series, I am very please with what the game was already. I story to this game is amazing. It reminds me of uncharted with the in between cut scenes. I the story and graphics are off the hook.

You even get raped in prison.

As for online I did one match and it felt good, not as laggy as round 4. I was surprised that you could enter tournament for cash prizes. It is just really unbelievable how real everything looked. I was playing through the story mode as my friends watched. Everyone was completely captivated in the story and was blown away from the graphics. At times saying the lighting caused it to look completely real.

It is a very good game and I can't wait to get into it. You'll heard more about it for sure.   

DJ Hero 2

I want to start this post out with a little background. There is this pawn shop in our little hillbilly town. It opened a few years back, I have pawned a few items there in my day. Mostly my bass but I have also sold them a few video games and movies. Don't judge me, we have all fell on hard time here and there. Anyway, I always thought this pawn shop was a rip off. The only thing I have ever bought from them was the odd Playstation 3 game.

They don't seem to be very knowledgeable about video games, which sometimes works to my advantage. At the same time, it has also worked against me. Well I do go there quite a bit to look around for games. All the systems I have seen there, have been a outrageous rip off. I was going to buy a PSP GO there, but they wouldn't go under 150. I wouldn't pay more then a hundred and twenty for one. Still need to pick up one of those.

Anywhore.... I played DJ hero at my friend's a while back and did enjoy it. I really did want to pick it up. Well low and behold the pawn shop closed it's store in British Columbia and moved everything to this location. I was drawn in to see a table outside the store full of video games along with other merchandise in front of the store. I went inside to look at the better stuff and seen DJ Hero 2 game and controller for a low price of sixty five bucks. Not too bad. Better then buying it at Wal-Mart.

I have pretty much beaten the game on medium difficultly. As a experienced Guitar Hero player, I was familiar with the style of the game. I have been into the DJ, dance scene for the last few years. I dug this game. This is complains thought, a few in fact. First off, if you played a lot of Guitar Hero, you know, if you look at the screen to long. When you look away thing look to be moving upwards. It kinda cool, but I found it to be worse in this game.

Look you can even get a lame carrying case.

Another complain would been that I found the gap between medium and hard difficulties, to be a big jump. I find medium too easy but on hard I can barely finish a song. I am sure with practice... I am sort of getting sick of the "Hero" type games. I really over played guitar hero, it has been a while and it would be nice to play. Besides being pretty awesome at guitar hero, and the drugs, sex and craziness of my Jasper slash Guitar Hero days, it is getting old.

This one is just for fun...

Maybe I am just getting old. My final complain is that the turntable controller hurts my hand. I broke my 4th metacarpal in my hand and it healed wrong. Pushing the blue button and "scratching" really starts to hurt my hand after a while. I can't really play it for long. As being friends with DJs and have been able to try a real turntable, I can say lot of the elements of DJing is in the game.

All in all, I would say if you like this type of music and your a fan of the Guitar hero franchise, I suggest you pick this one up. I am not over pumped about this game but the is decent. I like the multiplayer, quick play and story ("Empire") mode. One thing that really got me down about DJ Hero and the Guitar Hero franchise was the freestyle and customization of the games are lacking. None the less, I am sure you will have fun pretending to be a DJ.